A type of theater characterized by a lack of decoration or complex mechanisms.
A flight recorder; the brightly colored cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders in an aircraft designed to aid in determining the cause of an accident.
A device used in phreaking that prevents the calling party from being billed for the call placed.
A theoretical construct or device with known input and output characteristics but unknown method of operation.
Any similar device on motor vehicles, such as rail event recorders and ship trip recorders.
To focus on the inputs and outputs without worrying about the internal complexity.
Something feigned; a false or pretend appearance; a pretence or stratagem.
A blow, thrust, or other offensive movement resembling an attack on some part of the body, intended to distract from a real attack on another part.
A movement made to confuse an opponent; a dummy.
Of lines printed on paper as a handwriting guide: not bold; faint, light; also, of such paper: ruled with faint lines of this sort.
Of an attack or offensive movement: directed toward a different part from the intended strike.
To direct a feint or mock attack against (someone).
To direct (a blow, thrust, or other offensive movement resembling an attack) on some part of the body, intended to distract from a real attack on another part.
To make a feint or mock attack.